Product Description: May 2012—Athens is rocked by riots as the Greek economy tanks. The International Monetary Fund warns Greece to clean up corruption. In Geneva, hedge fund investor Jim Schiller bets billions on a bail-out of Greek bonds. What secrets threaten the bail-out? Jim wonders...read more

Product Description: From landing in Havana, hoofing it all the way down to Trinidad and back in a rented Mexican built Nissan (with special insurance on the tyres in case they get stolen by raft builders), the author vividly describes his hellish time in the Caribbean's biggest island nation during Fidel Castro's 'Special Period'...read more

Product Description: Long John Baldry is considered the father of the ‘60s British blues movement. Drawing on intimate anecdotes from Baldry's legendary friends, lovers, and peers, author Paul Myers uncovers the man behind the mythic persona. An entire generation of British rock legends flourished under Baldry's tutelage, and It Ain't Easy features exclusive personal recollections from artists such as Sir Elton John, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Sir Paul McCartney, John Mayall, and Mick Fleetwood, as well as interviews with renowned music industry insiders like songwriter/producer Tony Macaulay, Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky, ex-Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, filmmaker Cameron Crowe, and others...read more

Presents the story of the platinum album pop group Barenaked Ladies, discussing the eclectic backgrounds of each of the five members, the impact of their lyrics and performances on their careers, and their Grammy nominations.

Details the life and career of the American composer and conductor, chronicling his rise to fame and his private life (view table of contents)

A collection of letters from American children to those affected by the Oklahoma City bombing, with statements from some adults involved in the rescue and clean-up operations

While attending a performance of 'Tosca,' Mark Holland discovers that one of the members of the company is an Eastern courier with secret papers for NATO

When Mark Holland, a former spy who currently manages classical musicians, assists in the defection of a young Soviet pianist and his ballerina sister, he finds himself caught in the middle of a plot with terrifying international repercussions

In his travels to East Berlin to search for long-lost Mahler scores, musical group manager Mark Holland must employ the deadly skills he learned in his former occupation as an international spy

When Mark Holland, a British agent whose cover is that of a manager of classical artists, becomes the target of a murderer, he must determine who from his past is after him